10 stories you may have missed

1. Daily Herald staff members staked out 10 busy intersections across the suburbs and spotted more than 1,000 scofflaws in an hour who just couldn't break the connection addiction.

2. Family and friends are mourning 5-year-old Gabrielle Horvath, who was killed Friday in a crash near Gilberts. Police say the Hampshire girl suffered fatal injuries when the car she was riding in was struck head-on by a vehicle driven by a Carpentersville teen.

3. Cathy Core of Wheaton entered the convent of the Sisters of Charity on her path to becoming a nun, but in a career shift instead ended up as the founder of the Honey Bears and longtime director of the Luvables.

4. Woodstock High School officials are apologizing after photos surfaced on social media showing members of its girls basketball team posing with a Barbie doll stuck over a crucifix at a Catholic high school.

5. Two people were killed early Saturday when their vehicle veered off a roadway in Elgin and slammed into a tree. A third person in the car suffered serious injuries, according to police who are still working to determine what caused the crash.

6. The College of DuPage Faculty Association, which called on President Robert Breuder to resign last September, has gone public with the 14-page resolution, listing 10 major complaints.

7. After their father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, siblings Martha and Filiberto Martinez pursued his dream to build a community well in their Mexican hometown of Matanzas. Now the family will get to thank former Mexican President Felipe Calderón in person for making it happen when he visits Elgin in March.

8. McHenry County Sheriff's deputies on Friday recounted being shot last October in Holiday Hills for an attentive audience — fellow police officers, who want to be prepared.

9. Naperville's next mayor will have some huge shoes to fill as he replaces George Pradel, the city's longest-serving leader who has held the post for 20 years, and the four candidates hoping to win election on April 7 know it.

10. The Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee is in line for a major facelift. Mall owners appeared before the West Dundee village board recently presenting plans for a $37 million renovation that calls for big changes in the old JCPenney wing and new tenants for other areas of the 35-year-old mall.

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